Free Pair of BabyLegs

Did you know we are on facebook?  Well we are and we need some more fans!  Share the word and become a facebook fan and you could win a free pair of BabyLegs leg and arm warmers.  When we get to 100 fans we announce the winner, but you have to be a fan to win! So spread the love and we will too!  Click here to see our facebook page!

HUGE STOREWIDE SALE

We are having a HUGE SALE. Since there is so much talk about CHANGE, we have decided to offer some really great savings on some of our hottest items.  We have marked down over 100 items to make room for a change at abbabyboutique.com . We have a whole new level of products to introduce to you coming soon, so we are going to make room in our storage and save you money in your wallets! So head on over and check it out!  These items will be going quick so stock up and save and don't forget to tell your friends!  Post this sale on your blog, website, facebook etc. and we will give two lucky winners a free pair of Babylegs. If the response is overwhelming, we just may add a few more prizes.  Winner to be announced soon!  So don't forget to comment with a link to your post to qualify!  

Take me to the sale by clicking here!

Happy New Year

2009 is here and we want to encourage you!  2008 was tough for so many of us so we are looking to a much better 2009!  What are your New Year's Resolutions?  Whatever yours may be, we are cheering you on!  Tell us your intentions for 2009 and encourage one another.  Here are three of mine.

1.  Start each and every day thanking God for the blessings He has given me and for the blessings to come.
2.  Think positive thoughts.
3.  Get and stay organized.

Comment to this post with your resolutions and we will award a gorgeous set of handmade notecards to one winning post!  The winner will be drawn from a hat live on video so be sure to leave contact information so we can let you know if you are a winner!  We can't wait to hear from you!  Cheers from all of us at the A.B. Baby Boutique to a New Happy Year!

We have another winner....

We wanted to know how many of our readers were participating in the Great Cloth Diaper Hunt so we asked you to comment on our post and let us know how it is going. Each commentor was entered into a drawing for a Wristlet Key Ring and we have our winner! Brennan would you please pull a winner out of the coconut pirate?

And the winner is...................

twylabug! Congratulations twylabug, now all you have to do is go here and pick your favorite keyring and we will send it to you ASAP! Don't forget to email me your address so I know where to send it! Keep checking back because we have tons of giveaways in the works including a BIG one for an expectant Mom! Stay tuned...

We have a winner for the 1st What's Your Story drawing

Back in September we asked you to share your parenting and life as a Mom stories. We also told you that we will put all entrants names in a box and select a winner. Well with the help of my wonderful assistant Susy we have selected a winner.

And the winner is..................................

Kim I. with her touching story about her experience with co-sleeping. You can read Kim's Story Here. Congratulations Kim you are our first winner!

We still want your stories so please share! The next winner will receive a Magnetic Fridge Grid Pad to keep track of all of your families chores, appointments and activities. This handy pad has a magnetic strip to easily post up on your refrigerator. The undated 7 Colum Weekly Grid Pad comes with 52 weekly pages.

Some Useful Ways to Use the Fridge Grid Pad

• Family Member's Routines & Activities
• Home Projects
• Meals
• Personal Goals
• Work Projects
• Clients
• Personnel
• Lesson Planning
• Family Chores

A.B. Baby Boutique on Facebook

We would like to invite you to join the A.B. Baby Boutique Group on Facebook! We will be doing additional giveaways and prizes from time to time on our facebook group so it certainly won't hurt to join! We would love to have you a part of it!

I hope to see you there!

Are you participating in the GCDH online scavenger hunt?

What is the GCDH and How Does it Work?

It’s simple! You register at http://www.diaperdecisions.com/pages/greatclothdiaperhunt.php Then you visit all the participating sponsor sites and hunt for the Diaper Decisions™ diaper icon, to earn entries to the 65 random prize drawings, including Two Grand Prizes and one Ultimate Grand Prize!For more details about this great event, please visit the Rules and FAQ pages at http://www.diaperdecisions.com/pages/greatclothdiaperhunt.php .

This is our 2nd year participating and we had a BLAST last go around. Leave me a comment and let me know if you plan to participate and if you registered. I will give away one wristlet key ring to a lucky winner.

See you at the hunt! .........don't forget to leave your comment to have a chance to win!

Berrie Sweet Picks...Picks our Wristlet Key Ring

We have recently recieved a great review from Pauline of Berrie Sweet Picks. She reviewed our Wristlet Key Ring Accessory and loved it! So we have agreed to do a Contest along with her blog! We will be giving away 5 Wristlet Key Rings. All you have to do is go to Berrie Sweet Picks blog and leave a berrie (a comment) telling them what pattern is your favorite. Contest ends at Midnight on Nov. 1st so head on over and check it out! Thanks Pauline and I look forward to working with you again in the near future!

What is your story?

The A.B. Baby Boutique is looking for your stories about being a parent for a new resource section of our website. We know that parenting can be both rewarding and challenging and therefore, we are creating a place where moms alike can share and read about these times in a way to help and encourage one another during this journey we call parenthood. We are looking for all types of stories from the most challenging and trying times to the silly and lighthearted. We will be launching this new section in the coming weeks and will be offering giveaways and rewards for your stories.

Here is how you can share your story

Simply Email your story to Kristen@abbabyboutique.com. If you wish to remain anonymous, please note that at the top of your email. We are looking for real life stories, by real Moms and Dads that you are willing to share on our website. By sending your story you will be entered into the weekly or monthly drawing. We will welcome as many stories as you wish to share. Each story will be given a number (in order of entry received) and this number will be placed in a hat to be drawn at random. Each week or month (depending on the prize) a new group of prizes will be presented for the winner to choose from.

Here is a list of categories to help you get some ideas and please feel free to come up with your own ideas as well:

Accomplishments, Adoption, Attachment Parenting, Autism, Co-Sleeping, Baby Wearing, Blended Families, Breastfeeding, Challenges, Cloth Diapering, Elimination Communication, Fatherhood, First Day of School, Finding a Babysitter, Nanny, Grandparents, Home Schooling, Loosing the Baby Weight, Loss, Milestones, Miscarriage, Multiples, Parenting, Post Partum, Potty Training, Pregnancy, Raising Pre-Teens/Teens, Step Parenting, Trying to Conceive, Vacationing with the Family, etc.

We look forward to reading and sharing your stories and hope that these stories will touch one another and make us all smile and help one another in difficult or troubling times.

All the best,

Kristen Lemoine,
Owner, Artist & Mom
A.B. Baby Boutique
http://www.abbabyboutique.com

The Great Crayon Caper

We are proud to partner up with What's Hot For Tots for a great cause! We are collecting crayons. We do not want new crayons but rather your old broken ones.

Let us explain:

In an effort to put a crayon in every kid's hand and not the landfills, we are embarking on the Great Crayon Caper. Our mission is simple, take old unwanted broken crayons and bits of crayon and restore them to brand new and place them in the hands of every little budding Picasso. There are currently 4.7 million children in the US alone with learning disabilities (Source: CDC).

Here's how you can help:

During the month of September, sign up to be a part of our Crayon Caper Crew and What's Hot For Tots will reward you with their signature color crayons {pink & brown} and fun activity coloring book along with another great prize. For the person referred by us who sends in the most crayons, we will award you with our My Little Crayon Roll-Up filled with brand new Crayola Crayons,but be sure to note AB BABY in the "How did you hear about us" section to be entered to win.

Collecting crayons is a family affair; a great way for kids to be introduced to the concept of recycling. So sign up here and we will send you a postcard explaining how and where to send your crayons. We will have your crayons melted down and transformed into shiny new chunky crayons that are the perfect size for little hands. These crayons will be donated to schools, hospitals and care centers.

Fast facts about crayons

Q: What are basic ingredients of a crayon?

A: Pigment {color} & paraffin {wax}

Q: How long does it take a crayon to decompose in a landfill?

A: Forever. Wax is non-biodegradable.

FYI: In the last 97 years, over 100 billion Crayola® crayons have been made.

Thank you for your support in bringing Crayola Crayons to kids who need them and helping the earth!

All the best, Kristen Lemoine
Owner, Artist & Mom A.B. Baby Boutique
http://www.abbabyboutique.com/

For the creative designers and Dr. Marten Fans

Remember Dr. Martens? Well if you grew up in the 80's and 90's I am sure you do! They are having a cool contest for those of you that like to design things. Us artsy folk like that stuff. You can use your talents to create a design for Dr. Martens next boots! This is your chance to show the world your talent. Choose your canvas: the 8-hole or the 14-hole boot. They have tools right there for your use. Use pens, use paint, use whatever. Use your imagination. Dr. Martens provided some tools on their site. Or if you want, you can use your own.

They will have two winners! One voted for by the people. The other chosen by a panel of industry insiders. You enter it. Dr. Martens will make them. You'll see them in shops. Worldwide. http://www.dmbootdesign.com

How do you wear your BabyLegs?

How do you wear your BabyLegs? Brennan loves his BabyLegs for his arms to keep them warm at school (they always have the ac on full blast) but also to add some style to his polo shirts. We would love to see how you wear your BabyLegs! To promote the big SEW GOLDEN BabyLegs promotion we are going to be giving away a FREE pair of BabyLegs. Then in the upcoming months, we will be asking you to send us your photos of how you wear them (which will be another big giveaway hint hint)! Here is how you can win:

• If you have a blog, post a link to our Sew Golden BabyLegs Promotion seen here and tell them how they can win. Be sure to let us know by commenting with a link to your blog!

Winner will be announced the first week in July! See more info below or click here.

We look forward to your comments and good luck!